Asterio Appi
Asterio Appi | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Nauruan Parliament for Boe | |
| Assumed office 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Mathew Batsiua |
| Personal details | |
| Alma mater | National Pingtung University of Science and Technology |
Asterio Appi is a Nauruan politician.
Early life and education[edit]
Asterio Appi studied abroad in Taiwan. He graduated from the National Pingtung University of Science and Technology from the Department of Tropical Agriculture and International Cooperation in 2011.[1]
Career[edit]
In March 2016, Appi resigned as director of quarantine at the Department of Justice and Border Control.[2] In the 2016 parliamentary election, Appi was elected to represent the Boe Constituency. He was elected alongside Baron Waqa.[3] After the election, he served as deputy speaker, under Speaker Cyril Buraman.[4][5] On 9 August 2016, Appi was made a caucus member of the Nauru Phosphate Royalties Trust Working Group.[6] In the 2019 election, Appi was re-elected alongside Martin Hunt.[7] On 28 August 2019, President Lionel Aingimea appointed Appi to four deputy minister positions: Public Service, Foreign Affairs and Trade, Multicultural Affairs, and the Nauru Air Corporation.[8] Appi was again re-elected in the 2022 election.[9] On 29 September, Appi was re-appointed to his previous positions, with the exception of deputy minister for Public Service, and was additionally appointed to as deputy minister to the Eigigu Solutions Corporation and the Nauru Regional Processing Centre Corporation by President Russ Kun.[10] On 22 March 2023, President Kun revoked his position as deputy minister for Multicultural Affairs.[11]
After President David Adeang was sworn in on 31 October 2023, Appi was made Minister for Education, Climate Change and National Resilience, Naoero Postal Services, and Land Management.[12]
References[edit]
- ^ "NPUST Alumnus Serving on Nauru Parliament Wins MOE Award". National Pingtung University of Science and Technology. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
- ^ Grundler, Bernard (6 April 2016). "RESIGNATION – SECTION 83" (PDF). Republic of Nauru Government Gazette (56): 5.
- ^ Cain, Joseph (10 July 2016). "General Parliamentary Election 2016" (PDF). Republic of Nauru Government Gazette (132): 4.
- ^ "Cyril Buraman is the new speaker of Parliament. Asterio Appi is deputy speaker". @Republic_Nauru. 12 July 2016. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
- ^ "Nauru MPs discuss human rights for development". Pacific Community. 7 December 2016. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
- ^ Paravanoor, Sasikumar (11 August 2016). "RECONSTITUTION OF NAURU PHOSPHATE ROYALTIES TRUST WORKING GROUP" (PDF). Republic of Nauru Government Gazette (151): 3.
- ^ "Declaration of Results 2019 Parliamentary Elections Boe Constituency" (PDF). Nauru Electoral Commission. 25 August 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 August 2019. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
- ^ Aingimea, Lionel Rouwen (17 September 2019). "DEPUTY MINISTERS ACT 2019" (PDF). Republic of Nauru Government Gazette (174): 5.
- ^ "Declaration of Results 2022 Parliamentary Elections Boe Constituency" (PDF). Nauru Electoral Commission. 2022. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 September 2022. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
- ^ Pareti, Kite (29 September 2022). "Nauru cabinet sworn into office". Islands Business. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
- ^ Kun, Russ Joseph (22 March 2023). "ASSIGNMENT OF RESPONSIBILITIES FOR THE BUSINESS OF GOVERNMENT" (PDF). Republic of Nauru Government Gazette (59): 1.
- ^ "Nauru's President Adeang sworn in, names his Cabinet". RNZ. 31 October 2023. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
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